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Adaptive Fitness

2019

Section One:Presence of

Adaptive

Fitness

Section Two:Disability-

Specific

Definitions

Section Three:

Simulated

Workout

Section Four:

Anatomy &

Physiology

Section Five:

Considerations

Section Six:

Building

Movement

Libraries

Course Description

NETA’s Adaptive Fitness online module provides education and training for fitness instructors and personal trainers wishing to learn more about adaptive populations, or who are interested in working with clients requiring

scaling or adaptations due to a temporary or permanent disability. Disability awareness and understanding will be introduced, and general adaptations to upper extremity, lower extremity, seated and neuromuscular clients will be discussed and displayed through sample workouts.

Course Objectives

• Introduce disability awareness and understanding

• Display various general adaptations to upper extremity, lower extremity, seated and neuromuscular clients

• Program individual-specific workouts based on client goals, preferences, and ability

• Develop ability to coach and lead clients safely through adapted workouts.

Section OnePresence of Adaptive Fitness

http://joshthemonoskier.com/intro-video

Presence of Adaptive Fitness

https://youtu.be/dXfcd8GSuNUWheelchair and Disability Bodybuilding

Adaptive CrossFit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlqA00iAwD8

Recreation and Fitness Center Design

https://www.nchpad.org/fitnessCenter/index.html

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